-5-
U
SING
THE
FIX
(
F
IXED
)
M
ODE
The FIX mode is convenient when you want to monitor an entire amateur band.
The starting point, located at the left edge of the screen, can be set for each amateur band via
FT
DX
5000
Menu items (“
131 SCP
131 SCP
131 SCP
131 SCP
131 SCP
1.8 FIX
1.8 FIX
1.8 FIX
1.8 FIX
1.8 FIX
” ~
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
141 SCP 50.0 FIX
”). Even if the screen span (bandwidth) is changed, the start frequency will
not
be changed. By
watching the screen, you can move your operation to a clear channel or find frequencies where interesting activity appears on the
display.
1. Press and hold the
FT
DX
5000
[
C.S
] key for 2 seconds to
engage the Scope Menu mode.
The
SUB DISPLAY-
I
window will show the Group name
(
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
), while the
SUB DISPLAY-
II
window will show
the Menu item. The
SUB DISPLAY-
III
window shows
the setting of the currently-selected Menu item.
2. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu
item “
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
”.
3. Rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to select “
FIX
FIX
FIX
FIX
FIX
”.
The current VFO-A frequency is indicated on the screen
by a bold vertical line, for ease of status recognition.
4. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu
item “
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
”, then rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob
to select the desired frequency span to monitor.
Available selections are:
25 kHz
25 kHz
25 kHz
25 kHz
25 kHz
,
50 kHz
50 kHz
50 kHz
50 kHz
50 kHz
,
100 kHz
100 kHz
100 kHz
100 kHz
100 kHz
,
250
250
250
250
250
kHz
kHz
kHz
kHz
kHz
,
500 kHz
500 kHz
500 kHz
500 kHz
500 kHz
,
1000 kHz
1000 kHz
1000 kHz
1000 kHz
1000 kHz
, and
2500 kHz
2500 kHz
2500 kHz
2500 kHz
2500 kHz
.
5. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SELECT
] knob to select the Menu item
“
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT
”, then rotate the (
VFO-B
)[
SELECT
] knob to select
the display attenuation value according to current propaga-
tion conditions, your operating frequency, and antenna, etc.
Available selections are:
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
0 dB
,
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
10 dB
, and
20 dB
20 dB
20 dB
20 dB
20 dB
.
6. Press the [
C.S
] key briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
A
DVICE
:
If the VFO-A frequency is outside of the spectrum shown on
the screen, the operating frequency will be "shown" in the
lower area of the display as “
<<<
<<<
<<<
<<<
<<<
” or “
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
”.
(VFO-A)[SELECT] Knob
(VFO-B)[SELECT] Knob
[C.S] Switch
Current VFO-A Frequency
TRACE Mode
NOR: Normal
AVG: Average
PEAK: Peak Hold
OPERATING Mode
FIX
